In Profile: Matt Hillyer The Eleven Hundred Springs frontman gets a little more personal on solo side trip.
By Kelly Dearmore (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) There are any number of reasons that can lead the frontman of a successful group …
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August 20, 2018 Walk On: Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s long road to “Downey to Lubbock” How a wild blues Blaster and an old Flatlander found a way, after years of friendship, to finally "Get Together" on record.
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March 31, 2018 Jeff Mix: Songheart, can’t lose How the self-professed "late bloomer" found his way on the "Lost Vegas Hiway."
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March 9, 2018 LSM Video Premiere: Bill Carter’s “Crossfire” Austin songwriter takes his most famous song (via Stevie Ray Vaughan) for a revelatory new acoustic spin
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In Profile: Dawn & Hawkes They may have charmed that Maroon 5 guy (and millions of TV viewers) with their harmonies on The Voice, but for this Austin folk duo, the sweetest success remains the writing and sharing of songs.
By D.C. Bloom (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) The line of more than 30 selfie-with- celebrity seekers snaking through the beer garden at Austin’s …
Artist Q&A's
Q&A: Troy Cartwright The rising Texas songwriter talks co-writing, adjusting to Nashville, and the making of his new EP, "Don't Fade."
By Thomas D. Mooney Texas singer-songwriter Troy Cartwright’s new release, the stellar five-track Don’t Fade (out Oct. 7), may only clock in at five tracks long, but …
Q&A: Cody Braun of Reckless Kelly Talking "Sunset Motel," the songs that got away and the road ahead
By Mike Ethan Messick Steadfast talents, tireless tourers, and beloved brethren to the community of modern Texas music, the band Reckless Kelly are as …
Q&A: Rodney Parker For their new album “Bomber Heights,” the hard-charging Texas songwriter and his band 50 Peso Reward dare to dial back the loud while cranking up the intensity.
By Thomas D. Mooney Rodney Parker needed a restart. After Parker and 50 Peso Reward released 2013’s The Apology: Part 2, the singer-songwriter moved from …
Q&A: Amanda Shires The West Texas-born, Nashville-based Americana favorite talks about her journey to making "My Piece of Land," the dynamics of songwriting in a two-artist household, and the perils of juggling big brass monkey balls with John Prine.
By Richard Skanse “Hey, do you know anything about bubble machines?” Amanda Shires is on the phone from her home in Nashville, wrapping up a …
